Transparent 12" double vinyl (33rpm) with brand-new crusher effect in black and white in jacket with double-sided insert.
Limited to 200 copies worldwide!
BORKNAGAR stay true to metal’s origins by letting their spirit guide them. Starting with their self-titled beginnings back in 1996, these Norwegians pushed past the boundaries set by traditional black metal. Over the course of the past 30 years, the band’s domain has come to include prog, neofolk and darkly enchanting hard rock, capped by major international tours and chart placements across the world. Eleven albums into their storied journey, they reached another creative peak on ’True North’ in 2019.
‘True North’ found BORKNAGAR at a crossroad. Half of the band’s lineup had turned over, but their longstanding members kept them on a dizzying upward trajectory. Whether picking or riffing, founder and guitarist Øystein Brun led the way, lighting a path for the versatile ICS Vortex (Arcturus, ex-Dimmu Borgir) to return to the mic. His thunderous cleans shine amidst the warm misty keys of hit single “Up North”, while his screams cut through the more hellish passages of “The Fire That Burns”. Even when hounded by “Voices”, keyboardist Lars Nedland’s resounding chorus resonated far and wide.
Loudwire named the album one of the best of 2019.
For fans of AMORPHIS, ENSLAVED, WINDIR.
Artwork by Asgeir Mickelson.
Tracklist:
Side A: Future Reminiscence / Traveller / Origin
Side B: Sealed Chambers of Electricity / The Weight of Wind / Resonance
Side C: Relate (Dialogue) / Cyclus / Circled
Side D: The Inner Ocean Hypothesis / Quintessence / The Wonder
